Balancer Heads to Chainlink SmartCon NYC with Panel Appearance
Balancer Heads to Chainlink SmartCon NYC with Panel Appearance
馃椊 Balancer hits NYC
Balancer is attending Chainlink SmartCon in New York City with Marcus from their team representing the protocol.
- Marcus_Balancer will join a panel discussion
- Focus on sharing Balancer's current development progress
- Event provides networking opportunity in the DeFi space
The appearance at SmartCon allows Balancer to showcase their work to the broader Chainlink ecosystem and connect with other builders in the space.
Heading to @chainlink SmartCon? Catch us there! @Marcus_Balancer will be representing us and joining a panel to share what we're building at Balancer! See you in NYC 馃シ
馃敀 Balancer Team Emerges from Madrid Strategy Session
**Balancer's core team** just completed a 4-day intensive strategy session in Madrid, focusing entirely on the protocol's future direction. The closed-door meetings centered on **programmable liquidity** - Balancer's core technology that allows for flexible automated market maker designs. Key outcomes from the Madrid sessions: - Strategic roadmap discussions for next development phase - Team alignment on future protocol direction - Focus on advancing programmable liquidity capabilities The team describes this as writing **"the next chapter"** of programmable liquidity, suggesting significant developments ahead for the DeFi protocol. Balancer enables custom AMM pools with multiple tokens and flexible fee structures, differentiating it from standard two-token pools.
StreamDefi Partners with Balancer to Launch Four StableSurge Pools Across Multiple Chains
**StreamDefi** has launched four new StableSurge pools on Balancer v3, bringing their $265M+ TVL and delta-neutral strategies to **Plasma, Arbitrum, and Avalanche**. **Key Features:** - **StableSurge hooks** maintain tight pegs through dynamic fee adjustments - Penalties for destabilizing trades, rewards for rebalancing trades - **100% boosted pools** earn lending yield while providing liquidity - Delta-neutral strategies offering **8-18% APY** with zero directional risk **Live Pools:** - [xUSD/USDT on Plasma](https://balancer.fi/pools/plasma/v3/0x694c009aa31b3f80ee18c218b02390ca2d7151e7) - [USDC/xUSD on Arbitrum](https://balancer.fi/pools/arbitrum/v3/0x7c60989d5e663836cf688f2bacf12a1208ae11b7) - [mevUSDC/xUSD on Avalanche](https://balancer.fi/pools/avalanche/v3/0x9dfdf58e1624cba507d0a38059e85eeab74f3b6b) - [BTC.b/xBTC on Avalanche](https://balancer.fi/pools/avalanche/v3/0x345e9afe5dd68237541993e5e2b9a87367ed91b7) The partnership focuses on **sustainable returns** rather than unsustainable incentives, combining Stream's proven strategies with Balancer's peg-protecting technology. Explore pools at [balancer.fi](http://balancer.fi)
Plasma Protocol Reaches $100M TVL Within 24 Hours of Launch
**Plasma Protocol achieved over $100M in Total Value Locked (TVL) within just 24 hours of deployment.** Key highlights: - Protocol launched and immediately attracted significant capital - Liquidity flows directly into Aave vaults to boost yields for liquidity providers - Aave simultaneously reached $4B+ TVL during the same period The rapid adoption demonstrates strong market demand for the protocol's yield-boosting mechanism. By channeling funds into established Aave infrastructure, Plasma creates additional earning opportunities for participants while leveraging proven DeFi protocols.
Balancer Hosts Office Hours: DappCon Insights and reCLAMM Updates
Balancer is hosting their weekly office hours to discuss two key developments: - Insights and impressions from DappCon Berlin - Updates on the upcoming Readjusting Concentrated Liquidity AMM (reCLAMM) The community session will provide firsthand ecosystem updates and allow participants to ask questions directly. Join the discussion on [Discord](https://discord.com/channels/638460494168064021/930442359932600380). *Previous office hours have covered Balancer V3 developments and ecosystem updates.*